Rick Noriega was dismissed from his role after the county administrator's office said he refused to complete sexual harassment training. He has since offered to ABC13 a blistering retort.
Eyewitness News has learned Retired Gen. Rick Noriega has been dismissed as Harris County director of information technology after he reportedly refused to take a mandatory sexual harassment training course.Multiple sources told ABC13 on Tuesday that retired Gen. Rick Noriega was dismissed over allegations of sexual harassment.
It's important to note that Noriega was dismissed because he didn't complete mandatory training, not because of the original complaint against him. In the termination letter obtained by ABC13, the acting county administrator, Diana Ramirez, said in part: Earlier Tuesday during commissioners court's public session, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo didn't name Noriega specifically, but addressed his firing.
Noriega's salary was just over $286,000 a year, which puts him in the top 20 highest-paid county employees, according to county data.
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